Fruit and vegetable squeezer



Jan. 2 192 5 7 G. ALFlsl FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SQUEEZER Filed Nov. 14,1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WWW/ Jan. 25,1927. 1,615,734

G. ALFlSl FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SQUEEZER Filed Nov. 14, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESSES G INVENTOR ATFORN EYS Patented Jan. 25., 1927.

UNITED 'STATES Ven'rslaueia: ALFIsr, or NEW YORK, N. y.

FRUIT ANU VEGETABLE SQUEEZER.

Application tiled November This invention relates to fruit and vegetableCrushers and squeezers and has for'an object to provide an improvedconstruction wherein the fruit and vegetables may be fed in the devicein any desired manner without previous preparation and acted onin` suchaimanner that the skins, pits and other hard substances willbeedischarged out one point and the liquid and soft parts out a secondpoint.,

Another object of the invention is to provide a squeezer wherein meansare provided which will somewhat shred and break up the fruit orvegetables beforeA they are squeezed for separatlng the various partsthereof.

A still further object, more specifically, is to provide a squeezer forfruits and vegetables whereina continuous squeezing operation maybecarried on, the structure being arran ed with a receiving chute forcontinually irecting the parts of the yfruit and vegetables to a desiredpoint.

.In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view partly in section,'disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 2 2.

Figure 3 is a' fragmentary side view of the center part of the structureshown in Figure 1, illustrating the construction and location of thedischarge chute andthe end of a' squeezing cylinder.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the guidin or discharge chute showninFigure 2.

Figure 5-is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2,approximately on line 5.-5.

' Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 indicates a tableor other support to whic the device is .adapted to be se cured. 1n orderto accomplish this result, the device is provided with a standard 2hhaving a supporting foot 3 co-acting with the foot 4 and the screwmember 5. The screw member 5 is threaded through an exl tension 6 of thestandard 2, The standard 2 vided with an end or neck 11 fitting mergesinto whatmay be called a body 7 having a chamber 8 formed with anupstanding flange 9. A magazine or rather a hopper 10, is arranged abovethe body 7 and prosnuglywithin the flange 9 whereby the parts are heldto ether through t-he action of friction. The bod which spring 13 ismounted, said spring act` ing at one end against part of thel body 7 y 7is also provided witha bore.12 in over thebolts 27 and 14, 1925. SerialNo. 69,167.'

" and at' the other against an enlargement 14 of the shaft 15. Acrank 16is connected in any suitable manner to the shaft for rotating the same.Also connected to the shaft 15 or formed integral therewith,- is aspiral member or screw 17`which ta ers from one end to the other. Thisscrew a most fits the foraminous or perforated cylinder 18. It will benoted that cylinder 18 tapers from one end to the other and that thesmall end of the spiral member 17 has a sliding fit with the small endof the cylinder 18.v A discharge or daring end 19 is provided on member18,. said end 19 acting as a discharge chute for the skins, seeds andother hard substances of the fruit or vegetable crushed. The water andsoft parts of thel fruit or vegetables pass through the various openings20 in the cylinder l From Figure`1 it will be noted that the spiralthread 21 of member 17 is notched at the large end fora short distanceso as to l provide teeth 22 adapted to tear andA break up fruit orvegetables fed intothe device .through the hopper 10. The device isadapted to readily squeeze tomatoes, grapes, apples and other articles.The spring 13 causes the parts to assume substantially the positionshown in Figure 1 but permits a yielding action in one direction. Thecylinder` 18 is provided with 'an annular iange 23 which is engaged by aclamping ring 2454v whereby the` flange is clamped to the body 7.` Thering 24 is provided with a pair of yapertured ears 25 and 26 whichaccommo- .date the clamping bolts 27 and 28', said bolts being pivotallyconnected therewith by pins 29 and 30,- and extend through suitable ears31 formed on' the, body 7. Suitable nuts 32 gare threaded onto the bolts27 and 28 and 'it will be noted that the same is provided with anendwall 34 and side walls 35 and 36 merging into a suitable inclined bottom37. The Side wall 36 is provided with a notch substantially of the samesize as the chambeu 8, said notch being provided with i laterallyextending portions 38 and 39 .whereby the side wall 36 may properly it28.- e The side wall 35 is provided with a suitable cutl away portion ornotch for accommodating the discharge the guiding orv i and acting to y33'in place.

pers 1() and cone 19. Also the side wall 35 is provided With rolledtubular'portions 40 and 41 which accomodate the rod d2, said rod beingslidingly mounted in these tubular members ral member 17. AS this memberis rotated `V by crank 16, the teeth 22 will quickly cut and. break upthe tomatoes into comparatively small pieces and these pieces will begradually forced-along/the foraminous cone `18 until theliquid `and softmatter is all v forced throu h member 18 and the skins and hard sustances forced outthrough member 19. It will benoted that the-taper ofthe spirals of member 17 .is not as great I' as the taper of -member 18so that as lthe pulp moves toward the discharge member 19, a greater andgreater squeezing action will be produced. In order to prevent break-Ving of any of the' partsor any undue squeezing action, tioned to whilemamtaining ,the` proper squeezing force. As all of the matter acted uponis lock the pan or ,discharge tray engage the spispring 13 is providedand posipermit a limited yielding` action' Marmari either forced outthrough the apertures 2G or through the dischargev member 19, the deviceis adapted to operate at a comparatively high rate of speed and,consequently, a large amount of fruit or vegetables may be squeezed in agiven time.

When the operationot squeezing has been completed,the pan or dischargemember 3? may be readily removed aswell as member 18, spiral member 17and associated parts. rll`his `will permit a thorough cleaning andsterilizing of all of the parts. The crank 16 'is preferably screwedonto shaft 15 so that it may be readily removed and shaft 15, togetherwith the spiral member 17, disconnected from the body 7.

What I claim is:

In a fruit and vegetable squeezing apparatus, a removably mounted an forreceiv ing and directing certain o the squeezed material to a dischargepoint, said pan including a side member having a pair of tubularportions along one edge, anda sliding rod fitted into said tubularmember, said rod when engaging both of the tubular members interlockingWith part of the squeezing apparatus for-holding the pan in operativeposition.

GIUSEPPE ALFIsi. f n

